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Swanland Village Association

What's New?

Village Support - keep Swanland Special
You will be hearing more from the new Village Association committee members. Allan Harvey now runs the litter picking and watering rotas and is keen to hear from anyone who will spare just a few hours a year. If everyone did a little bit it would be a much easier for the current band of volunteers! You can contact him on 077 409 32781
Graham Loncaster is currently looking at a better approach to SVA "membership" and he can contacted on 07799 880 861

Hedge - Regeneration
Many people may have wondered what is going on around the the field at the corner of Occupation Lane and West Ella Road and worried that it was going to remain open. It has been bought by a local farmer and the hedge is being regenerated. The old hedge has been cut down to the roots so that it will regrow and there will be inter-planting in the gaps.

Swanland Village Search Engine

Bus Pass Holders
The EYMS Bus No. 153 that was 9.30am from the pond in Swanland has been changed to 9.25 am. This means that those people with bus passes are unable to use the bus without either paying or purchasing an Early Bird Pass. The change in schedule of 5 minutes has caused quite an issue with Swanland residents who are Bus Pass holders and want to travel by bus fairly early in the day and found it very convenient to be able to catch the 9.30 bus. The next bus is not until 10.45pm. The bus pass is valid only from 9.30am until 11pm on weekdays and all weekends and Bank Holidays.

The 153 service is a commercial service and does not receive any subsidy from the East Riding and it takes a minimum of 8 weeks to change service timetables. The old timetable (as of 10 Feb) is still at the bus shelter and is very misleading. The change was not very well publicized and the timetable booklet was only put out in January. The Public Transport Guide is produced by the ERYC and has gone out of date as soon as it has been circulated. From this rescheduling of times, all the other services during the day are leaving 5 minutes before the original time and leave at 45 minutes past the hour instead of 50 minutes. There must have been quite a few people who missed the bus through the lack of publicity.

Swanland Pond Please do not pollute the Pond !
Please do not throw ANYTHING into the pond - apart from litter, traffic cones and the usual debris, this also includes unwanted water plants and fish. The wildlife group should be consulted about any form of wild life or plants being introduced.

If you want to feed the ducks throw small pieces into the tarmac (not into the water) or better still - use grain. Proper duck food is available from the Peppertree florist, the Pub and McColl's shop.

Village Signs Project

The SVA has commissioned village signs depicting a Swan on a blue background in an oval gold frame. They measure approximately one metre across with the village name in green and gold underneath. The first two signs have been installed on Tranby Lane (as you enter Swanland) and Mill Road (near the water tower).

We are actively looking for local businesses or business people to sponsor part or all of cost of extra signs whichcost £2,162 each.
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